Richard Owlett wrote:
Having read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device, I suspect
using a loop device will alleviate some of my problems.
[SNIP paragraphs which confused everyone. Thanks to those those who tried.]
I'm looking for something which expands on the first half dozen
paragraphs
On Du, 26 ian 14, 02:53:25, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>
> *)
> If you want or need to increase the maximum number of loopback devices
> available _by_default_ when you next boot, edit
> /etc/modules
> and make sure there is a line like the following (I have 11 by default):
> loop max_loop=11
I'd rat
On Vi, 24 ian 14, 08:06:15, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >On Vi, 24 ian 14, 11:50:25, David wrote:
> >>
> >>So where you have several dvd iso files, then ordinarily you would
> >>need several separate loop mounts. Unless you create a filesystem in
> >>one huge file, copy all the
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 08:04:53AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Having read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device, I suspect
> using a loop device will alleviate some of my problems.
>
It should do.
Install methods for Debian on machines supporting a CD/DVD:
1. Boot from a physical CD / D
On 1/26/14, David wrote:
> On 26 January 2014 02:53, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>>
>> OK, loopback mounting:
>
> I wish people would clearly distinguish "loop" devices from "loopback"
> devices.
Just after you clarified this very point the other day too ... oh
well, I shall try harder next time :)
On 26 January 2014 02:53, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>
> OK, loopback mounting:
I wish people would clearly distinguish "loop" devices from "loopback" devices.
The word loopback appears nowhere in 'man losetup', nor in any actual
command for a loop device, but somehow it has come into widespread
use
On 1/26/14, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> *)
> Now you can mount an ISO image, using an available (currently unused)
> loop device, as follows:
> LO_DEV=`losetup -f --show my-iso-file.iso`; echo $LO_DEV
> This command will give you output of the loop device filename chosen
> and used (if successful) b
On 1/26/14, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>> On 1/24/14, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> Having read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device, I suspect
>>> using a loop device will alleviate some of my problems.
>>
>> Let's make sure we're not in XY problem territory.
>
> *GRIN* !
>
Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 1/25/14, David wrote:
Sorry for replying to myself again with further thoughts ...
So you should be! My god! Another Debian user trying to be helpful ...
what has the world come to!! Next we'll be offering further assistance
to those who get stuck...
Another option
Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 1/24/14, Richard Owlett wrote:
Having read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device, I suspect
using a loop device will alleviate some of my problems.
Let's make sure we're not in XY problem territory.
*GRIN* !
IOW Not sure if *IN*, but definitely at least near.
W
On 1/25/14, David wrote:
> Sorry for replying to myself again with further thoughts ...
So you should be! My god! Another Debian user trying to be helpful ...
what has the world come to!! Next we'll be offering further assistance
to those who get stuck...
> Another option to consider is to parti
On 1/24/14, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Having read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device, I suspect
> using a loop device will alleviate some of my problems.
Let's make sure we're not in XY problem territory.
> I'm doing a series of installs to find an optimum configuration
> for my personal nee
Sorry for replying to myself again with further thoughts ...
Another option to consider is to partition your hard drive and copy
all the DVD/iso contents there, and then tell the installer to read
the files from there while it is installing to a different partition
on the same hard drive.
Why am
On 25 January 2014 01:00, Richard Owlett wrote:
> David wrote:
>>
>> I forgot to mention that an alternative approach could be to serve the
>> dvd or mounted iso file contents from another machine on your LAN
>> rather than from a flash drive.
>
> No LAN exists.
Just in case I wasn't clear, "your
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Vi, 24 ian 14, 11:50:25, David wrote:
So where you have several dvd iso files, then ordinarily you would
need several separate loop mounts. Unless you create a filesystem in
one huge file, copy all the iso's into it, and then loop mount that
huge file. That sounds like
David wrote:
I forgot to mention that an alternative approach could be to serve the
dvd or mounted iso file contents from another machine on your LAN
rather than from a flash drive.
No LAN exists.
In answer to related questions, others have unsuccessfully
suggested virtual machines.
Instal
David wrote:
On 24 January 2014 01:04, Richard Owlett wrote:
As I DO NOT have high speed internet available I have purchased a set of
Squeeze DVD's.
My impression is that I should be able to copy the set of DVD's to a flash
drive and access as loop device to save physically handling DVD's whe
On Vi, 24 ian 14, 11:50:25, David wrote:
>
> So where you have several dvd iso files, then ordinarily you would
> need several separate loop mounts. Unless you create a filesystem in
> one huge file, copy all the iso's into it, and then loop mount that
> huge file. That sounds like a very ugly ide
I forgot to mention that an alternative approach could be to serve the
dvd or mounted iso file contents from another machine on your LAN
rather than from a flash drive.
Installers usually have some way to do this but I have forgotten the
specifics (maybe I even did that on Fedora not Debian, I for
On 24 January 2014 01:04, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> As I DO NOT have high speed internet available I have purchased a set of
> Squeeze DVD's.
>
> My impression is that I should be able to copy the set of DVD's to a flash
> drive and access as loop device to save physically handling DVD's when usin
Having read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device, I suspect
using a loop device will alleviate some of my problems.
I'm doing a series of installs to find an optimum configuration
for my personal needs.
As I DO NOT have high speed internet available I have purchased a
set of Squeeze DVD's.
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